Symantec
Bad guys learn a lesson about disaster recovery
Jul. 02, 2009
It didn't take long for spammers to learn their lesson. About seven months after the McColo shutdown took out their command-and-control operations, a similar shutdown last month was anticipated and routed around.
Symantec unveils endpoint protection services
Jun. 23, 2009
Symantec now offers managed endpoint protection services for round-the-clock monitoring and management of computers that use Symantec security products.
Worm-bearing Twitter spam on the loose
Jun. 18, 2009
Twitter spam bearing a worm virus is on the loose today trying to lure Twitter users into opening a malicious file attachment containing malware that could take over Windows-based machines, Symantec is warning.
We're Going to Lake Titicaca!
Jun. 12, 2009
We're Going to Lake Titicaca!
IT execs say 'going green' is essential. Are you ready?
Jun. 05, 2009
A recent worldwide survey commissioned by Symantec says that "going green" is now an essential strategy for most enterprise IT organizations. Ninety-seven percent of the responding companies are in the process of ...
25 Gigs of Someone Else's Data
May. 29, 2009
25 Gigs of Someone Else's Data
Can Free Microsoft Security Essentials AV Software Fight Off Entrenched Interests? | ...
Jun. 29, 2009
Microsoft Has To Battle Against More Than Just Malware
New surveys on small business security and success
Apr. 23, 2009
Understanding small business is tough because there are so many of them and they vary so widely. But all small businesses share certain problems, attitudes, and approaches to those problems. Let's give a hand to ...
EMC, Symantec kick-off security barrage at RSA
Apr. 21, 2009
McAfee and EMC's RSA division and Symantec made announcements regarding products and acquisitions today at the RSA Conference here in San Francisco.
RSA Conference kicks off on somber note
Apr. 20, 2009
Against an omnipresent backdrop of recession and uncertainty, IT security pros this week will gather at an RSA Conference focused on malware proliferation, protection of virtualized and cloud computing environments, and ...
New Symantec CEO Says Security Sells in Hard Times
Apr. 20, 2009
Enrique Salem, who took the reins of Symantec as president and CEO this month, sat down with Computerworld's Scot Finnie and Lucas Mearian at the Storage Networking World conference here to talk about how his company is ...
We're not really people people
Apr. 17, 2009
We're not really people people
Security threats: Good, bad and ugly
Apr. 16, 2009
Security threats: Good, bad and ugly
Malicious code spikes in '08, Symantec reports
Apr. 14, 2009
Malicious code threats more than doubled, and the United States retained the dubious distinction of being the top cyber sore spot, according to Symantec's 2008 Internet Security Threat Report.
CEO explains Symantec's plan to survive recession
Apr. 08, 2009
Enrique Salem, who this week took the reigns of Symantec, spoke to a packed hall at Storage Networking World about his company's plans to focus on technologies like thin provisioning and data deduplication, which can ...
Lessons Learned 10 Years After Melissa Virus
Mar. 25, 2009
Lessons Learned 10 Years After Melissa Virus
Symantec says credit card data may have leaked from India
Mar. 23, 2009
Symantec said on Monday that credit card information relating to three of its customers may have been leaked from its call center contractor in India.
Study: Most Organizations Hit by Cybercrime
Mar. 23, 2009
A report released Monday by Symantec gauges the far reaching impact of cybercrime and finds most organizations have dealt with a cyber attack of some kind in the last two years.
Symantec's last ManageFusion conference was full of high points
Mar. 23, 2009
Marking the end of an era, Symantec held its last-ever ManageFusion user conference in early March. This conference will be rolled into Symantec's other user conferences in the future. Meanwhile, there were lots of ...
Could endpoint virtualization solve IT management problems?
Mar. 23, 2009
As if managing complex environments wasn't difficult enough, IT executives today must do so with less staff and cash. With this in mind, Symantec polled 300 network administrators to get a better gauge on what worries ...
The three cornered Symantec yellow blanket
Mar. 19, 2009
For some reason, Symantec's corporate yellow color always reminds me of a blanket. But unlike some companies that seem to plot global domination at every turn, Symantec seems happy with its three cornered blanket. ...
Survey: Families wise up to importance of online safety
Mar. 17, 2009
Children admit sneaking in more time online than their parents know about, but families overall are getting more savvy about Internet safety, according to a new survey commissioned by Symantec.
Get off my lawn you crazy kids!
Mar. 13, 2009
Get off my lawn you crazy kids!
DEMO 09 picks and pans
Mar. 06, 2009
DEMO 09 picks and pans
Symantec identifies third, more aggressive Downadup/Conficker variant
Mar. 06, 2009
A third version of Downadup, also called Conficker, has been identified, and Symantec says it's better at defending itself from anti-malware tactics.
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Symantec profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 36
2004 NW200 rank: 41
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
3618 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
|
49% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
43% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
158 |
| Change from '04 |
|
-70 |
| As percentage of revenue 4 |
|
4 |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
25 |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
6500 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
23
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
556615 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
16700 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
|
|
| Year inc. |
|
1982 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
Mar |
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